,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #adif  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #aa1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,graves of ,georgia 7for himself1  
,mr4 ,schrader1 ,mr4 ,duncan of ,south  
,carolina1 ,mr4 ,bishop of ,georgia1    
,mr4 ,poe of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,westmoreland1
 ,mr4 ,la,malfa1 ,mr4 ,crawford1 ,mr4   
,latta1 ,mr4 ,austin ,scott of ,georgia1
 ,mr4 ,southerland1 ,mr4 ,stutzman1 ,mr4
 ,yoho1 ,mr4 ,valadao1 and ,mr4 ,broun  
of ,georgia7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce  ,a 
,,bill  ,to require the ,administrator  
of the ,environmental ,protection       
,agency to withdraw the proposed order  
published in the ,january #ai1 #bjaa1   
,federal ,register 7#gf ,fed4 ,reg4     
#cdbb7 pertaining to the pesticide      
sulfuryl fluoride4  #a4 ,short title    
,the ,act may be cited as the ,pest     
,free ,food ,supply ,act4  #b4 ,findings
 ,the ,congress finds the following3    
7#a7 ,the food and fiber supply in the  

,united ,states is the safest and most  
abundant and affordable bounty in the   
world due to efficient application of   
science-based technologies through the  
,nation's enduring heritage of farming  
and ranching4  7#b7 ,the ,environmental 
,protection ,agency 7,,epa7 supported   
the transition from methyl bromide as a 
fumigant for pest eradication in #bjje  
under the ,montreal ,protocol4  7#c7    
,sulfuryl fluoride was tested and found 
to be a safe and viable broad-spectrum  
post-harvest alternative to methyl      
bromide4  7#d7 ,in #bjjb1 ,,epa         
presented the maker of sulfuryl fluoride
 with a ,stratospheric ,ozone           
,protection ,award4  7#e7 ,sulfuryl     
fluoride has evolved into the industry  
standard and is critical to elimination 
of pest contamination on foods and      
further processed food products derived 
from peanuts1 cotton seed1 cocoa beans1 
wheat1 rice1 corn1 oats1 oilseeds1 nuts1
 dried fruits1 and many agricultural    
commodities4  7#f7 ,sulfuryl fluoride is

 also an important fumigant to control  
pests in various food and agricultural  
processing facilities4  7#g7 ,on        
,january #ai1 #bjaa1 ,,epa published in 
the ,federal ,register a proposed order 
to revoke the previously approved food  
uses for the fumigant sulfuryl fluoride4
  7#h7 ,,epa issued the proposed order  
not because it would have any meaningful
 effect on public health1 but because of
 the presence of excessively high levels
 of naturally occurring fluoride in     
certain drinking water systems4  7#i7   
,sulfuryl fluoride is the smallest      
contributor to total fluoride exposure1 
and even ,,epa admits that the          
elimination of sulfuryl fluoride does   
not solve1 or even significantly        
decrease1 the fluoride ''' exposure     
problems4  7#aj7 ,the ,,epa has stated  
that1 if sulfuryl fluoride is phased-out
 from use1 industry will be left with   
few viable sanitation alternatives4  #c4
 ,direct withdrawal of ,january #ai1    
#bjaa1 ,federal ,register notice        

pertaining to sulfuryl fluoride ,the    
,administrator of the ,environmental    
,protection ,agency shall withdraw the  
proposed order published in the ,january
 #ai1 #bjaa1 ,federal ,register 7#gf    
,fed4 ,reg4 #cdbb7 pertaining to the    
pesticide sulfuryl fluoride4